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Added 4 October 2026

cut

/kʌt/ symbol

In Latin: inseco, incido Wiktionary

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ISO 639-3 language code for Teutila Cuicatec.

verb

To incise, to cut into the surface of something. To perform an incision on, for example with a knife. To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.
Would you please cut the cake?
To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.
Would you please cut the cake?

adjective

Having been cut.
Reduced.
The pitcher threw a cut fastball that was slower than his usual pitch.
Carved into a shape; not raw.

noun

The act of cutting.
He made a fine cut with his sword.
An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.
A time period when one attempts to lose fat while retaining muscle mass.

Origin

From Middle English cutten, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse *kytja, *kutta, from Proto-Germanic *kutjaną, *kuttaną (“to cut”), of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *kwetwą (“meat, flesh”) (compare Old Norse kvett (“meat”)). Sometimes instead compared to French couteau, itself from Latin culter (“knife”).

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